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Q: I have PCOS, am insulin resistant and showing symptoms of the menopause. I would also like to lose the fat around my middle.  Is it OK to combine the ‘fat around the middle’ supplements with ‘MenoPlus’ and ‘Black Cohosh Plus’?  I took the ‘fat around the middle’ supplements during last year and found them extremely effective so would very much like to use them again.  Also is it safe to take them for longer than the 3 months you recommend as my weight loss seemed to stall once I had stopped them?

– Anonymous, Oxford 

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Q: First of all, thank you so much for all the help you have given me over the past year.  Last January, I read your book ‘Fat Around the Middle’ - I was skeptical at first, but the case study could have been written about me and I implemented your suggestions with fabulous results.  I feel the best I have for years, but I would still like to maintain my weight and, if possible, reduce it even further. 

However, my problem is that I have difficulty maintaining control when the first ’strictest’ 3 months of the programme were complete.  When the guidelines are very strictly prescribed I am OK, but when the guidelines are relaxed, I tend to have more and more frequent lapses i.e. eating chocolate etc. 

Do you have any suggestions?  I would very much appreciate any advice on how to moderate these binges.

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Q: I am 50 and went onto a daily supplement programme for 3 months following a health detective report (www.naturalhealthpractice.com). The night sweats and insomnia disappeared, I felt more rational than I had done for a while and in generally better health. The programme came to an end in December 2007. 

 
I’m now on the keeping healthy programme (for over 40 yrs of age) and the night sweats and insomnia have returned to some degree. While I know from experience that while even small amounts of caffeine and alcohol do not help, if I avoid them completely the night sweats in particular can still occur. Is there anything from the daily supplement programme that I should go back to help with this, please?  I would appreciate your advice.